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Yesteryear — Aug. 23-24
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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This is a view of 11th Avenue and 13th Street in Altoona. Flags and bunting decorated the thoroughfare for the 1912 War Governors 50th Anniversary Parade. The banner reads “Headquarters Loyal War Governors Semi-Centennial Conference INFORMATION.”...
Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Vatican News
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August 19, 2025
The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches is the Curial department responsible for dealing, on behalf of the Pope, with matters that affect the Eastern Catholic Churches, whose proper territories extend from Ethiopia to the Middle East, from Europe...
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean set to shine
Sail-World
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August 14, 2025
by ABC 2025 13 Aug 18:35 PDT 21-22 October 2025 Madagascar and the Indian Ocean are fast emerging as some of the most exciting new frontiers in luxury tourism and superyacht exploration. This October, the African Boating Conference will spotlight...
Low-key reunion between UK and EU puts Brexit quarrels in the background
El País
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August 18, 2025
The United Kingdom and the European Union have finally found a space of flexibility where they can mend their battered relationship without unduly upsetting the populist right that championed Brexit or raising suspicions among members of the EU...
Chikungunya’s 2025 surge sparks urgent research response
Drug Target Review
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August 22, 2025
The 2025 chikungunya outbreak has surged from the Indian Ocean to Europe, prompting an urgent global research response. With no antivirals and limited vaccine access, laboratories and biotech firms are under pressure to deliver solutions fast. The...
‘Are You My First?’
Variety
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August 22, 2025
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 1 of “Are You My First?,” now streaming on Hulu. Although the promos for “Are You My First?” read “from the producers of ‘Love Island, USA,'” referring to ITV America, the show also comes...
Angelina Jolie lines up reunion for unpredictable new spy thriller
Digital Spy
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August 17, 2025
Angelina Jolie will reunite with Mr & Mrs Smith director Doug Liman on a brand-new spy thriller. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is in the process of locking down The Initiative, an upcoming project starring Jolie and helmed by...
6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII
BookTrib
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August 22, 2025
History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with...
Sheinbaum y Arévalo destacan su integración y discuten migración, seguridad y conexión ferroviaria
Los Angeles Times
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August 15, 2025
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA — Los presidentes de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, y de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, destacaron el viernes la integración entre ambos países y acordaron trabajar en conjunto para proteger a sus migrantes. Al reunirse por primera...
In securing the Indian Ocean, Australia and France are stronger together
The Strategist
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August 6, 2025
Australia is already under a lot of expectation in the Pacific Ocean, as the United States reduces its aid program and China is busy exploring trenches there. So an expanded presence in the Indian Ocean, too, may seem a bit too much for Australia....
Rising Korean women filmmakers, Hong Kong sauce’s fame: 7 Lifestyle highlights
South China Morning Post
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August 14, 2025
We have selected seven Lifestyle and Culture stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. The Busan International Film Festival in South Korea...
The baby names that are officially considered gender neutral
Nine
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There are so many options out there when it comes to baby names. But if you're keeping up with trends you'll know that gender neutral monikers have been slowly keeping up the ranks in popularity. We've now come to a point where some of these names...
Labour is incapable of fixing the migrant crisis
The Spectator
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August 13, 2025
The news that over 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats since Labour took office last year is of no surprise. If things don’t change soon another 50,000 are sure to follow and then another. The causes of the Channel migrant crisis are quite...
How Mauritius keeps Indian imprints alive in its culture, heritage and cuisine
The Federal
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August 13, 2025
A shroud of mist curled around our vehicle as we drove along Grand Bassin Road in Mauritius’ southwest Savanne district. Through the haze, the towering 108-feet statue of Goddess Durga emerged, poised against the green landscape. But what truly...
¿Qué sucedió realmente en Alaska?
Strategic Culture
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August 22, 2025
Pepe ESCOBAR Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su La reunión entre Putin y Trump ha desvelado algunos secretos importantes. Ha revelado que Washington considera a Rusia como una potencia igualitaria y...
El estadista Putin vs el show man Trump en una reunión subordinada a múltiples intereses
Strategic Culture
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August 12, 2025
La historia es una sustancia viva, dinámica, que señala en sus registros los agotamientos, los ciclos y las duraciones. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su Con sorpresa para el mundo en general se...
Rakuten Viki Lands K-Drama ‘My Youth’ In U.S., Lat Am & Europe
Deadline
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August 11, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: The K-drama craze continues around the world, with Rakuten Viki snapping up a soon-to-launch drama starring Song Joong-ki (Reborn Rich) and Chun Woo-hee (The Wailing) for multiple territories. The Asian entertainment-focused streaming...
Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to The Screen in Intense First Trailer for ANEMONE With Sean Bean
GeekTyrant - California
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August 21, 2025
Focus Features has dropped a gripping trailer for Anemone, marking the highly anticipated return of Daniel Day-Lewis to acting after a seven-year absence. The three-time Oscar winner hasn’t been seen on screen since Phantom Thread in 2017, and now...
Evangeline and the Quest for Love
The Imaginative Conservative - Texas
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August 22, 2025
In Evangeline’s quest of the Bride for the Bridegroom, of the lover for her true beloved, we are reminded of the soul’s quest for Christ, who is the Bridegroom of all bridegrooms. The figure of Evangeline Bellefontaine is as elusive as the figure...
The Best Horror Movies of the 1970s
IndieWire
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August 22, 2025
Whether you’re ticking off deadly sins or counting down minutes in “heaven,” seven has a sacred meaning in numerology that’s been recognized by spiritualists for centuries. In the 1970s, the horror genre rose to meet that mysticism on a steady...